Handle or strap attachment for bag-frames.



No. 810,926. PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906 B. VOM BIGEN.

Y 'HANDLE OR STRAP ATTACHMENT FOR BAG FRAMES. APPLICATION FILED 001'. 5.1905.

INVENTOR;

UNITED STATES BENNO voM EIGEN, or NEWARK,

PATENT OFFICE.

NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AUG.

GOERTZ & 00., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed October 5, 1905. Serial No. 281,411;

Improvements in Handle or Strap Attachments for Bag-Frames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and, ex

act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference generally to improvements in handle or strap attachments or holders for use with bag-frames, and more especially to a novel attachment of the character hereinafter more particularly set forth, which is especially adapted for use with the bag-frame sections of chatelainebags and the like in which the handle or strap members have an angular relation, meeting in an apex, where they usually are attached to a belt hook or clasp.

The invention has for its primary object to provide a novel, neat, and simply constructed attachment of the character hereinafter more particularly set forth with a view of providing a means of attachment for the ends of the handle or strap members which will prevent the distortion and weakening effects upon the soft-leather ends of the handle or strap members, resulting with the use of the ordinary circular ring attachments, and, furthermore, to provide an attachment which will not separate or open out when the bag is worn, as is the case with the ordinary split rings now in use.

This invention has for its further object to provide a handle or strap attachment combining on one integral piece a holding loop or eye, which is to be secured upon a bag-frame section, and an angularly-extending strap receiving and holding member, also forming a loop and comprising a straight bar or member about which the end of the strap is secured, so as to retain the end of the strap in a perfectly flat condition and preventing any distortion and the consequent wearing away or breaking of the attached end portion of the strap during the constant use of the bag.

A further object of this invention is to provide a pivotal and flexible connection between the end of the strap member and the handle or strap attachment in lieu of the more or less rigid connection when attached to the usual circular rin whereby the handle or strap can be readily folded in its flat condition against the side of the bag for packing in a box without the danger of marring the end portions of the strapmembers, thus preventing the appearance of a shop-worn article.

My present invention consists, primarily, in the novel handle or strap attachment or fixtures for bag-frames, hereinafter more fully set forth; and, furthermore, this inven tion consists in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be fully described in the following specification and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and which form an essential part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of one form of chatelaine-bag frame provided with a pair of attachments or fixtures for the ends of a bag handle or strap, showing said handle and strap attached to said attachments or fixtures Which embody the principles of my present invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing in elevation, on a larger scale, a portion of an arc-shaped bag-frame and a portion of one of the handle or strap members with the connectingpost on one frame-section and handle attachment connected with the retaining-head of the post; and Fig. 3 is an end view of the said parts looking in the direction of the arrow X in said Fig. 2. a Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section of the said handle or strap attachment or fixture and the retaining-head of the post, showing the said attachment or fixture operatively connected with the said head; and Fig. 5 is a sectional representation of the said head and elevation of the handle or strap attachment or fixture having its securing or holding eye or loop opened out and about to be operatively connected with the said post, Fig. 6 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 2 of a slightly-modified form of handle or strap attachment or fixture for use with a straight bag-frame section, inwhich the said securing or holding eye or loop for connection to a post and the receiving loop or eye for the attachment thereto of the end portion of the bag or strap mema suitably and preferably arc-shaped chatelaine or belt bag frame comprising the usual frame-sections 2 and 3, which are pivoted or hinged at their ends 4 in the usual manner.

The handle or strap attachments or fix tures which embody the principles of my present inventionare indicated by the reference characters 5, each attachment or fixture consisting, essentially, of a pair of integrallyconnected eyesor loops, one of which is for attachment of the device to the head 7 of any suitably constructed and arranged post or similar attachment 6, connected with one of the: bag-framesections in any usual and wellknown manner. As shown, the head 7 of the said post or attachment is provided with the usual, receiving opening or duct 8. The lower eye or loop of the said attachment or fixture 5, which is the one'to be connected with thehead 7, consists of a preferably arcshaped member 9', terminating at its ends in a pair of inwardly-extending pivots or journals 10: Under normal conditionsthesepivots or journals are more-or less widely separated, as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, so as to enable the placing of thehead 7 upon one of said pivots or journals. 10' and then bymeans of the proper tool permitting the closing down ofthe-other pivot or journal, whereby the said pivots or journals 10 are pivotally and operatively arranged in the openingor duct 8 of the head 7, as will be more clearly seen from an inspection of Fig. 4 of the drawings. Extending upwardly and atdiiferent angles from the said arc-shaped member 9.are a pair of preferably curved arms 11 and'12, one of said arms'being longer than the other arm and said arms 11 and 12 being connected at their respective end portions 13 and 14 by.means of an angular and downwardly-extending retaining-bar 1 5. The said bar 15v and the arms-11 and 12, with the intermediate part of the member 9, thus provide the upper eye or loop, in which the end portion 17 of a-fl'at handleior strap member 16 is arranged and secured in any suitable manner about the said bar'15. With each bagfI'ame two of such attachments or fixtures 5 are used, the same ,with the posts, being arranged in such positions that the bars 1 5 of the two attachments or members 5 will have an angular relation toward each other and downwardly toward the. frame, the angular relation of the bars 15 to the other .parts of the attachments 5 being varied and changed according to the angular arrangements of the two straps 16 with their fixtures at the apex of said angularly-arranged straps, and Whether said straps are long or short, also when the attachment or fixture 5 is used with straight or square frame-sections 18 and 19, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, the bar 15 of each attachment or fixture 5 must have a different angu lar relation, as will be clearly understood from an inspection of said Fig. 6 of the drawm s.

From the several figures of the drawings it will be clearly evident that the straight bar 15 is always at right angles to the longitudinal plane of the face of the strap or handle member, and being straight there can be no distortion and consequent weakening or damaging of the end portions of the strap, as is the case when attached to a circular ring, which of course results in the cramping of the end portionof the strap from its opposite edges, thus causing the leather to crack and resulting in the tearing or' breakingaway of the end portion of the strap from its fastening. Furthermore, the parts being integrally connected the arms 11 and 12 and the bar 15 act as a re'e'nforcingmeans or stiffener to the lower loop or eye, which prevents any bending or straightening out of the arcshaped member 9 and the removal of the pivots or journals 10 from the head 7 of the post. It will also be seen from an inspection of the drawings that the pull of thestrap is always at right angles to the bar 15, thereby bringing all strain upon the head 7 of the post directly at the point of connection of the outer and lowermost pivot or journal 10 with the arc-shaped member 9 at the point a, (indicated in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 6 of the drawings,) and the harder the pull the less liability of the lower loop or eye opening out and becoming separated from the head 7 of the post6, as will be clearly evident.

' Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim is 1. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising a fastening loop or eye for securing the attachment or fixture to a post, and a reenforcing or stiffening means connected with said fastening loop or eye to prevent spreading of said loop or eye, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising, a fastening loop or eye for securing the attachment or fixture to a post, and a renforcing or stiffening means integrally connected with said fasteningloop or eye to prevent spreading, said reenforcing or stiffening means being provided with an angularly-arranged and downwardly-extending bar for attachment thereto of theend of a strap member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising, a pair of integrallyconnected loops or eyes, one of said loops or eyes being adapted for attachment to a post, and a straight and singularly-arranged and downwardly-extending bar connected with the other loop or eye for attachment thereto of the end of a strap member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising a pair of integrallyconnected loops or eyes, pivots or journal portions on one of said loops or eyes for pivotal attachment of the fixture to a post, and the other loop or eye being adapted for attachment thereto of the end of a strap memper, substantially as and for the purposes set 'orth.

5. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising a pair of integrallyconnected loops or eyes, pivots or journal portions on one of said loops or eyes for pivotal attachment of the fixture to a post, and astraight and angularly-arranged and downwardly-extending bar connected with the other loop or eye for attachment thereto of the end of a strap member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. An attachment or fixture for bag handles orstraps, comprising an arc-shaped member, means extending from said member for attachment to a post, a pair of upwardly-projecting arms extending from said arc-shaped member, and a bar between the said arms for attachment to said bar of the end of a strap member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising an arc-shaped member, means extending from said member for attachment to a post, a pair of upwardly-projecting arms extending from said arc-shaped member, one of said arms being longer than the other arm, and a straight bar between the said arms for attachment to said bar of the end of a strap member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising an arc-shaped member, oppositely-arranged and inwardly-extending pivots or journals connected with said arc-shaped member, for pivotal attachment of said fixture to a post, a pair of upwardly-projecting arms extending from said arc-shaped member, and a bar between the said arms for attachment to said bar of the end of a strap member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. An attachment or fixture for bag handles or straps, comprising an arc-shaped member, oppositely-arranged and inwardly-extending pivots or journals connected with said arc-shaped member, for pivotal attachment of said fixture to a post, a pair of upwardly-projecting arms extending from said arc-shaped member, one of said arms being longer than the other arm, and a straight bar between the said arms for attachment to said bar of the end of a strap member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of September, 1905.

BENNO VOM EIGEN.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RICHARDS. 

